George Clymer

George Clymer (16 March 1739-23 January 1813) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-PA) from 1789 to 1791. He was one of the first Founding Fathers to advocate for complete independence from Great Britain.

Biography
George Clymer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1739, and he became a leader of the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War, commanding a volunteer corps in John Cadwalader's Continental Army brigade. He served in the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1780, during which time he became one of the first Founding Fathers to advocate for complete independence from Great Britain. Clymer went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1789 to 1791, and he died in Morrisville in 1813.